06 February 2012

RIVERTON,
UTAH - Genealogists and enthusiasts alike have benefited from
new.familysearch.org, but FamilySearch’s new Family Tree will take things to a
whole new level. Back by popular demand
is one of our favorite speakers, Ron Tanner, who will offer the keynote address
at the Riverton Saturday Seminar on February 18. In his address, “The Future of
FamilySearch Family Tree,” he will discuss the issues with new.familysearch,org
and how the Family Tree that is being built for www.familysearch.org will solve many of the existing problems. He will also offer a product demonstration of
the Family Tree.

Ron
Tanner is a product manager for the Family History Department. His primary responsibility
is to lead a team doing research and design of new.familysearch.org and
companion products. Ron has a master’s degree in Computer Science from BYU and
has previously worked as a product manager and engineer at Novell, Citrix, and
Bell Laboratories. Ron and his wife
CheRee have four children, 2 son-in-laws, and a daughter-in-law.

Following
the 9:00 a.m. keynote presentation, there will be two blocks of four classes each
that will cover topics of interest to both beginning and advanced family
history enthusiasts.

Registration
is not required for this free seminar. The Riverton FamilySearch Library is
located in the LDS Riverton Office Building at 3740 Market Center Drive. The
facility is near the intersection of Bangerter Highway and 13400 South, just
east of the Home Depot.